List of Famous people born in South Korea

Lee Tae-ri is a South Korean actor. He is well-known for his role as young Yang Myung in Moon Embracing the Sun (2012), Song Mang-boo in Rooftop Prince (2012), Jung Joo-hwan in The Beauty Inside (2018), Dried Squid Fairy in Extraordinary You (2019), Imoogi in Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020) and in True beauty (2020-2021)

Lee Hyun-joo is a South Korean actress, singer and model. She is a former member of girl group April. Following her departure from the group, she participated in the KBS2's survival show The Unit and finishing in fifth place, which made her debut as a member of project girl group Uni.T in 2017. She is known for her lead roles in Love Distance 2, The Witch Store and Love, Can You Deliver Today.

Joo Sang-wook is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational saga Giant, medical drama Good Doctor, romantic comedy Cunning Single Lady, Birth of a Beauty and crime procedural Special Affairs Team TEN.

Park Jeong-su, known professionally as Leeteuk, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, presenter, radio personality and actor. He debuted as the leader of boy band Super Junior in November 2005 and since then has further participated in its subgroups Super Junior-T and Super Junior-H. He started his career as a television presenter in the music show M! Countdown. He is best known for his role in presenting Strong Heart, Star King, The Best Cooking Secrets, I Can See Your Voice, and Idol Star Athletics Championships.

Kim So-eun is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2009 in the popular television drama Boys Over Flowers. She has since starred in Happiness in the Wind (2010), A Thousand Kisses (2011–12), Liar Game (2014), Scholar Who Walks the Night (2015), Our Gap-soon (2016–17) and Evergreen (2018).

Kang Ji-hyun, known professionally as Soyou, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a former member of the South Korean girl group Sistar.

Kim Tae-kyun is a South Korean first baseman who plays for the Hanwha Eagles in the KBO League. He bats and throws right-handed. He is one of the top career hitters in the KBO, with a lifetime batting average over .320, and more than 300 career home runs and 1300 runs batted in.

Kim Sung-joo is a South Korean singer and actor. Kim debuted as a member of South Korean-Chinese band UNIQ in 2014. Kim made his television debut in the romantic Chinese drama Magical Space-time (2016) and his film debut in MBA Partners (2016). He is best known for his supporting roles in Live Up to Your Name (2017) and My Secret Terrius (2018).

Han Ga-in is a South Korean actress. She starred in television series Yellow Handkerchief and Terms of Endearment early in her career, and became a sought-after model in commercials. Her projects in 2012 were hugely successful, with her period drama Moon Embracing the Sun topping the TV ratings chart, and her film Architecture 101 becoming a box office hit.

Kim Jong-pil was a South Korean politician and founder of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, who served as Prime Minister twice, from 1971–1975 during the presidency of Park Chung-hee (1961–1979) and from 1998–2000 during presidency of Kim Dae-jung (1998–2002).